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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Skywatch Friday - Graduated Neutral Density Filters

After purchasing some grad ND filters and receiving them about a week ago it has seemed that Indiana has had nothing but detail less gray skies. Finally the clouds broke some after a snowy day revealing some sun light. If you have ever tried to photograph the sky and ground in the same frame you have realized that you can not expose for both the sky and land at the same time. This is where grad ND filters come in. Half of the filter blocks light while the other half does not. Below are a couple of shots of Lake Monroe during my first time experimenting with the filters.

The clouds didn't break for long, only about 15 minutes but during that time the clouds lit up. Using the filters allowed the sky and the ground to be properly exposed in one exposure.

This shot was taken a few minutes after the last. Even though not as much sunlight can be seen I think the dark clouds convey how very cold it was on the lake.

Eric these photos are the best! You have taught me something today as I did try to photograph the sky and ground in the same frame yesterday and it just didn't happen..the ground was too dark..thanks for the tip.SWF gal freezing in Canada.

I am surprised to see how fast a scenery changes. The same place and such a difference! Thanks for showing. I also had a brief look at your other photography and I promised myself to come back and see more of it! It is very beautiful! Ripma is a Dutch name, Frisian actually.